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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to James Reed after he killed Snyder?
(a) He was hung.
(b) Nothing
(c) He had to bury Snyder as punishment.
(d) He was banished.

2. Who led the first rescue party that reached the survivors?
(a) Charles Stanton
(b) Nobody reached them
(c) James Reed
(d) Aquillal Glover

3. Who joined the Donner party as they cleared the trail through the Wasatch?
(a) Luis and Salvador
(b) Charles Stanton
(c) Hastings
(d) Franklin Graves and his extended family

4. What was the problem with Tommy?
(a) He couldn't walk through the deep snow, and they couldn't carry him.
(b) He couldn't breathe right.
(c) He wouldn't stop coughing.
(d) His leg wound was infected.

5. Why did Reed kill Snyder?
(a) Snyder was stealing from his family.
(b) He hated the man.
(c) It was an act of self-defense.
(d) Snyder attacked his wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was James Reed from originally?

2. Who did Mrs. Murphy say they ought to eat?

3. How with the group feeling by the time they reached the shore of the Great Salt Lake?

4. Why did the travelers journey south after the desert?

5. What happened to the dogs that were traveling with the group?

(see the answer key)

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